Metallic railway-tie.



EDWARD C. SHAW, 0F PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 24;, 1914.

Application filed March 26, 1913. Serial No. 757,008.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. SHAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in metallic railway ties and. has for a primary objectto provide an improved and simplified construction of metallic tie having a cushion block for the rail and means for securely clamping the rail upon the block.

Another object is to provide a metallic railway tie of this form which will be of extremely simple construction, strong and durable and highly efficient in use.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is an elevational view of my improved metallic tie with the rail in position, said rail being shown in section. Fig. 2, is a view at right angles to Fig. 1, showing the tie in section and the rail in elevation.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 12 designates a tie having the longitudinal flanges 13 formed on its opposite sides and at its lowermost portion and the longitudinal flanges 14 formed at its opposite sides and at its uppermost portion, said flanges 14 being above the flanges 13. It will therefore be seen that the main portion of the tie serves as a neck or connecting portion for the lower and upper flange portions. The tie 12 has a pocket 15 formed in its main portion at spaced distances from each end of said tie, to receive the cushion block 16 formed of wood or other suitable material, the pocket 15 being of the proper size to snugly receive the block. The upper flanges 14: are off set, as shown at 17 to form the vertical and lower walls of the pocket 15, the lower wall of which is braced upon opposite sides of the tie by means of the bracing ribs 18, located therebeneath, which ribs also serve to reinforce the tie at this point.

Formed upon the upper face of the tie 12 is the stationary clamping finger 19 which extends over the block 16 and is adapted for engagement upon the outer base flange of the rail 20 while the second rail clamping finger 21 issecured upon the upper face of the tie 12 by the bolts 22 or other suitable means and has one end extended over the cushion block 16 and adapted for engagement upon the inner base flange of the rail 20.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided an extremely simple construction of metallic tie which will be cheap as well as strong and durable and highly efficient in use. It will also be seen that this tie may be employed without changing or altering the construction of the rails now in general use.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A device of the class described comprising a metallic tie having a transverse pocket formed'therein and extended beyond the op posite sides of the tie, vertical bracing walls beneath the extended portions of the pocket, a bearing block positioned in the pocket and adapted to receive a rail upon its upper face, a clamping finger formed with the tie to one side of the pocket and adapted to bear against one side of a rail base positioned upon the bearing block, and a second finger removably secured to the tie to the opposite side of the pocket and adapted to bear against the opposite side of the rail base.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD C. SHAW.

Witnesses;

FRANK B. WIGGIN, JOSEPH O. SHAW.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. (3., 

